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HMS Gossamer |
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HMS Gossamer Laid Down : 21st January 1889 Launched : 9th January 1890 Completed : 16th September 1891 Type : Gunboat Class : Sharpshooter Builder : Sheerness Country : UK Pennants : Fate : Sold 1920. |
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9th August 1890 - At Sheerness for Lords of the Admiralty Dockyard Inspection 6th December 1890 - Carried out Basin Trials at Sheerness 9th January 1891 - Undocked at Sheerness 16th January 1891 - Carried out natural draught trials in the North Sea 2nd March 1891 - Returned to Sheerness 2nd March 1891 - Carried out gunnery trails in the North Sea 9th March 1891 - Continued gunnery trials in the North Sea 27th June 1891 - Harbour inspection 27th June 1891 - Harbour inspection at Sheerness 30th June 1891 - Lt. John Denison Assumed Command 30th June 1891 - Commissioned at Sheerness\par 30th June 1891 - Commissioned at Sheerness 22nd July 1891 - At Milford Haven 8th August 1891 - At Portsmouth 24th September 1891 - Arrived Sheerness from Portsmouth to be paid off 24th September 1891 - Lt. Cdr. John Denison in Command 4th October 1891 - Arrived Sheerness from W. Armstrong and Co., Newcastle 1st December 1891 - Moved to Chatham and into the A Division of the Fleet Reserve 30th December 1891 - Passed out of Sheerness dockyard hands 31st March 1892 - Sailed Malta after completing repairs 21st July 1892 - Assigned for maneouvres. Blue Squadron 7th August 1892 - Commenced Summer Manoeuvres 16th August 1892 - Completed Summer Manoeuvres 23rd August 1892 - Sailed Sheerness for Chatham for paying off 11th July 1893 - Cdr. Rowland E. Berkeley 11th November 1893 - Medway Steam Reserve. Preparing for Commission 9th January 1896 - At Chatham, A Division, Reserve Fleet 26th June 1897 - Lt. Cdr. F.G.T. Cole in Command 26th June 1897 - Fleet Review celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria March 1899 - East Indies Station March 1900 - East Indies Station March 1901 - East Indies Station March 1902 - East Indies Station March 1903 - East Indies Station April 1909 - 3rd Division, Home Fleet at Plymouth November 1918 - 13th Minesweeper Flotilla. Oban | |||
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